Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
VOLITIVE
Etymology
Adjective
volitive (not comparable)
Of or pertaining the will or volition.
(grammar, of a verb) In the volitive; expressing a wish.
Noun
volitive (countable and uncountable, plural volitives)
(uncountable, linguistics) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
(linguistics) A specific volitive form of a verb.
Source: Wiktionary
Vol"i*tive, a. Etym: [See Volition.]
1. Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will. "They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive." Sir M. Hale.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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